How many of you are under 6" and play volleyball? Furthermore, how many of you have given up all other sports, spend mega $ to go to qualifiers,
tournaments, and hope to get a scholarship? Have you ever been mentioned on Prepvolleyball.com? Have you received any college letters? What are your hopes,
expectations? This is a casual survey, just curious. Lets hear some comments!
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Posts: 48 (05/18/08 2:21 AM) |
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Posts: 14 (05/18/08 3:37 AM) |
being under 6" is a tough one in this sport |
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Posts: 360 (05/18/08 3:52 AM) |
All seriousness aside, my daughter is 5'9" and has received countless letters and interest from recruiters. Remember it isn't how
TALL you are, but how BIG you play
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Looking at recruits from 2008 ad verbals from 2009's | ||
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Posts: 563 (05/18/08 6:28 AM) |
381 of the 775 2008 recruits are 5' 11 or smaller. That is 49% under 6'.
So far with the 2009 verbals, 89 of 218 are listed under 6'. That is 40%. Height can help but I agree with VBinCP! |
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Posts: 325 (05/18/08 9:30 AM) |
I have a daughter who is under 6' who is developing into a pretty good player and who has received her share of recognition and many nice letters from a
lot of the top D1 schools, which we both take with a big grain of salt. Her running joke is, "Yeah, I guess they haven't' seen me play yet."
1. I expect that over the next few years, most (or all) of these top D1 schools will decide that she is too small to play for them. At the highest levels, it is a big girls' game. 2. There are still many college scholarship opportunities for the sub-6' frontrow player. Just be realistic about whether that's going to be at Stanford or not. 3. I don't really "hope" for my daughter to get a scholarship or even to play in college. What I really want is for her is to go to the right school and to have a terrific college experience. If she only plays through her high school years, playing on a volleyball team will still help her learn how to work together on a team, how to prepare for a goal and achieve it, how to handle both success and failure, how to dig deep under pressure, how to be an encouragement to someone who needs it... and how to be less about "me" and more about others. 4. Many players listed at 6'+ are not. Especially not with their shoes off. In my somewhat limited experience, there seems to be a general inflation of about 1 1/2 to 2 inches.
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Posts: 30 (05/18/08 12:33 PM) |
its tough bein a shorty... i'm 5'11 but i think if i were 6'4, first of all, i would h ate being that tall in everything except for volleyball, and
2nd of all, i probably wouldn't work as hard as i do b/c i would think i didn't have to. there are pro's and cons but being at a disadvantage in
height has given me determination to get better and make up for what i lack in height with jumping ability, strength and other skills... so don't stress!
just work with what God gave ya!
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houndscoach12 |
6' and under team | ||
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Posts: 92 (05/18/08 12:39 PM) |
Look at our roster from this past season----only three kids at 6', and the rest under.
http://athletics.uindy.edu/roster.asp?path=vball&tab=womens And without one of those 6-footers for the spring season (graduation), we beat some bigger Division I teams. Sometimes, bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. We just try to pass well and go fast. |
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Brianne Barker | ||
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Posts: 2344 (05/18/08 2:48 PM) |
Brianne Barker the 2 time Class 5A Texas Player of the year, and the winner of this years Prepvolleyball.com Andi Collins award winner. She is listed at 5`9
and will be going to Oklahoma on a full ride. There are plenty of others also.
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Posts: 759 (05/18/08 4:31 PM) |
Check out Abby Breit from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. She was All-American this year at 5'10 and played middle. While she had originally
hoped for a "bigger" program, she has realized bigger isn't always better. She was one of the big fish in a small pond that took her team to
their first and second ever NCAA appearances and won about every award possible while getting her education paid for. Her quickness in the middle as well as
her jump made her play bigger than she was in the front, and her defensive skills let her play all the way around.
The key is, she found the right school for her athletically and academically, with the coach she wanted to play for also. She was happy, successful, and fun to watch and didn't get lost in the shuffle at the end of the bench at a big program. She came in right away as a contributer and never looked back. So yes, there are plenty of opps out there for you, though you may have to wait a little longer than the girl over 6'. You just need to find the coach that works with quickness and jump. The new sub rule may also bring some of the under 6' all around players back into existence! |
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new sub rule? | ||
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Posts: 71 (05/18/08 6:13 PM) |
What is the new sub rule? |
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Re: new sub rule | ||
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Posts: 373 (05/19/08 1:33 AM) |
For collegiate play, the "new" sub rule is back to 12 team subs (from 15) per game...errr...I mean set.
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Posts: 140 (05/19/08 6:33 AM) |
WIVBCRAZY wrote: Shouldn't change substitution patterns too much, as the game is being reduced to 25 points from 30. Were they leaving the game at 30 points (as they should), the substituion rule would have a noticable impact. |
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HSDad99 |
Over 6' is considered good, esp for front row play | ||
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Posts: 15 (05/19/08 8:02 AM) |
If one uses PrepVB's Top 250 Sr. Aces list as an indicator, College Coaches like 6'+ players for the front row. Below is a summary for 2008 (2007 data
is similar).
Of the 250 on the list, ~60% are over 6' Of the ~190 MB/OH/RS on the list, ~80% are over 6' (and only 2 that are listed as <5'10") Of the ~60 Setters/Libero's/DS/s on the list, ~95% are under 6' There is still plenty of room for sub-6's to play, but the game is getting taller. |
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VBEye |
Been out for awheyele and just saw this | ||
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Posts: 1570 (05/19/08 8:21 AM) |
No 6 footers in meye family, but Eyespawn II and Eyespawn III are both pretty happy volleyball players. Both play front row. II has beeen mentioned before
on PrepVB and is now playing D-1. The only reason she got mentioned was because her teammates were good enough to put her in the position to get noticed.
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Posts: 10 (05/20/08 7:54 PM) |
My Daughter is a senior and has played from libero to OH throughout her volleyball career. She is 17 and received a 4 year ride to a D1 school in California.
She will playing OH in college. She just made the JNT team and we are very proud of her. She is one very determined girl and is committed 110% to the sport.
Yes, natural skill helps but she is and good role model to other under 6ft players. She has been fortunate to have had great coaching, wonderful team members
and the love of the sport!
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Posts: 43 (05/20/08 10:19 PM) |
Daughter is also under 6', barely, graduated early from High School, has participated in Spring tourneys at her D1 school and made the WJNTT. Two time prep
all american, etc... She is an OH that can also play libero. Considered small her entire volleyball career but has great verticle (well over 10'), is smart
and very fast.
All that said her greatest attributes have been her tenacity and determination. It's amazing what hard work and dedication can achieve regardless of size and inate talent. If I could speak for her I think she would tell any aspiring "undersized" player to not allow anyone to steal their dream or determine their future. |
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ouidigit |
Great examples! | ||
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Posts: 40 (05/21/08 9:35 AM) |
I've seen both of the above posters daughter's on the court and they play like they are well over six foot tall! And I've seen very tall trees
play like they are 5' tall. The tall ones do have an advantage on paper, no doubt. But once the match starts it's not how tall you are but how tall
you play! Kaitlynn James (OH signed to Nebraska for 2008) is another example for the under six foot club of great players heading to great programs and
universities.
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Baylee Belflower . . . 5' 9" | ||
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Posts: 6 (05/21/08 6:25 PM) |
We have very strong opinions on this subject when it comes to recruiting and what college coaches see or fail to see. As mentioned in the title Baylee is exactly 5' 9" (no fudging on her height), Sr. OH/D who recently committed to Rutgers University in the Big East. She was 2-time 1st Team All-City selection, 1st Team HS All-American. She has made numerous prepvolleyball lists including: Top 50 freshman in the County, Highest Special Mention op Soph. & numerous mentions in Defensive Dandies. Yes, being tall CAN HELP. But we're still are confused as to why some coach's just recruit "tall" and they should look at the "whole"package. Is the girl TRULY an athlete? Is she a fierce competitor? Is she a winner? If you get all this with "tall", then you've got the total package for a competitive collegiate player. Baylee is a fierce competitor having competed in numerous sports other than volleyball all her life, she's very athletic and can jump through the roof often time blocking much taller outsides & hitting over MUCH taller defenders because of her jumping ability. She's also a leader in the classroom and off the court. She said where she ran into trouble, mainly in club, was facing a similar sized player opposite of her maybe a bit taller but who was just as athletic as she was. Often times college's coaches, in particular Div. I, overlooked this type of player over "the taller player". The result, they end up with a "tall girl" that is one dimensional, not athletic and they end up not seeing much playing time and helping the team reach their goals. Yes, you need taller players at certain positions in college no doubt. But "tall" doesn't always mean they'll be the better player in the long run.
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Posts: 141 (05/22/08 3:58 AM) |
VBONE,
This is argued fairly regularly on the volleytalk board. It is many people's contention (including me) that having the libero plus 12-15 substitutions makes the taller players the way to go. If the USA played under the 1-6 sub rules (as everywhere else in the world does) players like Belflower would be playing on higher level teams. The USA sub rules allow a lot of very short players places to play, but the cost is that players like Belflower are not as valuable as a very tall kid teamed with a DS. |
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Posts: 30 (09/07/20 1:11 PM) |
i think they look for those qualities more than it appears... it is often discouraging and frustrating to be overlooked b/c of height but i think there are a
lot of coaches who do see the athleticism and intangibles that give players the potential to compete with people who may be taller. but it does seem like they
tend to look more at the numbers sometimes...
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Posts: 48 (05/22/08 6:49 PM) |
I think it kind of depends on position, of course. The setters can usually get away with being shorter as long as they can block, and obviously the back row
players are more commonly under 6 feet. But then again, you can see more and more 6 foot tall setters and even liberos these days.
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